Housing developments for lower-income families and veterans were also a much-deliberated suggestion on the comment thread.

“Low-income housing is the worst idea I have ever heard,” Kelly N said. “There is plenty of those around (the) Pontiac-Waterford area. It is a big enough piece of land to build a sports complex for the kids and still have some land for a park. Or some sort of businesses to bring work to the area.”

Some readers suggested reusing the land for a casino, an idea once floated for the nearby Pontiac Silverdome, which would give Oakland County residents another gambling option outside of Detroit and Windsor.

“Not only will it generate employment, but it would also increase security to the area as well,” Robin Gross said.

Some suggested philanthropic efforts and community outreach such as a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club.

The topic was not without its detractors, though. Bill Peterson thinks the area, Waterford Township and Pontiac, need to mature before new development comes to town.

“No one is stating the obvious, which is what killed it in the first place — gangs and the economy, both of which have not been resolved,” Peterson wrote. “Build something else in its place, and it’s only a matter of time that it will go under again.”

While no announcement has been made about the property in some time, a recent published report indicated there has been interest in the Summit Place property. If a developer were indeed to purchase the property, there is no shortage of concepts for the future of the land.